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  1. South Island Fantail

    South Island Fantail

    in VLLC (very low light conditions)
  2. New Zealand King Shag

    New Zealand King Shag

    Nationally endangered, endemic to the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand
  3. Fluttering Shearwater

    Fluttering Shearwater

    quite still presently
  4. Two Little Penguins

    Two Little Penguins

    Once upon a time there were 2 little Penguins...
  5. Mainland Spotted Shag

    Mainland Spotted Shag

    hormones !
  6. South Island Tomtit

    South Island Tomtit

    Little gardener helper
  7. Tui

    Tui

    Displaying some colours
  8. North Is Robin

    North Is Robin

    Curious little fellow
  9. Tomtit

    Tomtit

    Came up close , while I was out bush. North Island Tomtit
  10. North Island Robin

    North Island Robin

    Robins involve in a kurfuffle
  11. Black-backed Gull tasting an Eleven-armed Starfish

    Black-backed Gull tasting an Eleven-armed Starfish

    Not sure if it likes it.
  12. Little Shag

    Little Shag

    Hope to brighten your day.
  13. Mainland Spotted Shag

    Mainland Spotted Shag

    On the rocks
  14. Australasian Gannet

    Australasian Gannet

    Hanging out in Popoure Reach
  15. Western Weka 'australis'

    Western Weka 'australis'

    I was lucky that this fellow popped out of the undergrowth 8 feet away at a scenic viewing point in NZ
  16. Tui

    Tui

    Might be a youngster , developing the throat feathers Actually the colours on these birds can be amazing, depending on the light you see them in. The feathers are actually uniform but go from that bright greenish through to black depending on the angle of light you see them in. Same with the...
  17. Bellbird

    Bellbird

    A semi-regular visitor. I've seen her about 6 times now
  18. Maybe its first caught Sandfly

    Maybe its first caught Sandfly

    Silvereye fledgling ssp lateralis
  19. Fledgling Silvereye

    Fledgling Silvereye

    spent a bit of time watching this youngster - very entertaining acrobatics getting all parts operational
  20. fledgling feeding

    fledgling feeding

    Silvereye with fledgling
  21. Tui

    Tui

    A regular visitor out in the backyard
  22. Bellbird

    Bellbird

    Having a beer after work , get a visit from a lovely bird
  23. Kelp Gull 'dominicanus'(NZ)

    Kelp Gull 'dominicanus'(NZ)

    The New Zealand version of the Kelp Gull
  24. All for me!

    All for me!

    Kea
  25. I'm not sharing!

    I'm not sharing!

    A very lucky encounter with a Kea
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